Sad news and Happy news

Janet has been quietly and patiently trying to get me back to blogging so I’m going to give it another shot. I focused on a single hexie project for most of the last year (not making for great pictures) but this summer I started switching hexie projects every month and last month I returned to some machine sewing as well. Now I just need to get back in to picture taking.

We’ll start with the sad news…

After a short illness, my beloved Zorro died on 8/1/22, barely 2 months short of his 9^th Gotcha Day. I didn’t have the heart to announce it anywhere online right away and then felt it would just be weird to do it later on. It was the first time in 30+ years that I didn’t have a cat in the house and it was incredibly lonely for the longest time. I’ve never picked a cat, always adopting strays, so I had a lot of time to think about what kind of cats I would seek when the time was right…

Luckily I didn’t have to wait long because here’s the happy news!

Hi! My name is Mouse and I’m a 3 year old white & silver tabby, long legged model of mancat. Check out my big ears and don’t miss the scar over my right eye showing that I’m a tough street cat with a big heart.

My Gotcha Day was 9/13/22 but I showed up on Momma’s porch at the end of August. Someday I’ll tell you how she crawled across the grass to try to pet me for the first time.

My hobbies include being quiet as a mouse, always holding Momma’s paw with my own, playing greeting committee to all that come to our house, sleeping on Momma’s lap, bird watching, chasing/wrestling my little sissy and making lotsa biscuits!

I’m no longer afraid of … the kitchen ceiling fan!

Hi! My name is Holly and I’m a 5 month old polydactyl dilute tabico with dichroic eyes!

My Gotcha Day is 9/20/22 and I’m the second calico that Momma has rescued from behind the liquor store next to her office. Someday I’ll tell you how hard I tried not to be rescued cuz people are scary.

My hobbies include playing with toys in the tub, chasing a mysterious red light, sounding like a herd of elephants while I run at full speed, looking out all the windows and chasing/wrestling my brother. I run my own business called the Calico Dusting Service while I get behind and under every appliance or piece of furniture.

I’m no longer afraid of … Momma!

Happy Feline Friday from Mouse & Holly!!

The Bibliophile Files - 8/3/21

Have you missed me? I took a vacation to the Adirondacks and I'm having trouble getting back into the blog. I'll get back to it, I promise, I'm just not back at top speed yet while I work on some summer projects.

I finished 10 of these books while on an 11 day vacation. Woot! There was lots of hiking/walking and sitting around camp in the rain, allowing me much time to listen to some great books. I only climbed one mountain - it was such a bad experience that I nearly decided to never hike another mountain. I'm sure I'll change my mind eventually...

FINISHED

     Salty, Bitter, Sweet

     Stalking Jack the Ripper

     Rook

     The Henna Wars

     The Body Snatchers and Other Stories

     The Ruinous Sweep

     Lost Roses

    The Raven's Tale

    Sunflower Sisters

    The Total Money Makeover

    Don't you Cry

    Yes, Chef

    Saints & Misfits

    Death Benefits

    The Paris Library

    The Library Book

It's too many books to write about so I'll say that The library Book was probably my favorite of the month with Don't you Cry as a close second although there were at least 4 others that I really enjoyed. Lost Roses and Sunflower Sisters were the last in a wonderful Trilogy.

And now it's your turn - what have you read lately? Anything counts: novel, magazine, quilt patterns and cereal boxes!

Feline Friday - 7/9/21

 These are what Momma calls my bedroom eyes:

I like to hold her arm while she scritches my cheek...she stays longer this way.
Wink!